The first “Spotlight on Community Colleges” podcast for 2026 dropped on January 21st and features the Belk Center‘s Audrey J. Jaeger, Ph.D. and Dr. Daniel West. A.J. and Daniel talk about their analyses of the PACE survey and what the survey responses reveal about the campus climate of community colleges. To help put these findings in context, we also hear from Dr. Jason Hurst, the president of Cleveland Community College.

“Spotlight on Community Colleges” is a project of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges. It is hosted by Drs. Brett Ranon Nachman, Ph.D., Carrie Kisker, and Erin Doran. New episodes drop on the third Wednesday of the month on the podcast platform of your choice. You can find out more by visiting Spotlight on Community Colleges.

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